The big bore guns are more associated to goose shooting and other large wild fowl They are mainly used on the fore shore at geese that flight out too their feed grounds in land, bore sizes range from a modest 8 to the mighty 4 bore .The only other shoulder gun that is used on the foreshore are the bank guns which the largest is a 2 bore and is the largest shoulder gun. The charge for a 2 bore bank gun can be 12drms plus of powder to 6 oz of shot They are shot from the sand dunes or a sea wall at mostly waders feeding along the incoming tide and when within range the shot was discharged in the flock, shot size varied depending on the quarry with the largest BB
Big bore guns are mostly S/B but some are built has D/B mainly 8 bore with the odd 6bore and percussion .Other guns used for wild fowl were the punt guns these were large bore guns and were fired from a boat known has a punt they were better known has tools of a trade for which these fowlers made a living but this is another later thread
Feltwad
A Stand Of Fowlers
6bore Tubelock
A D/B 6 Bore
Big bore guns are mostly S/B but some are built has D/B mainly 8 bore with the odd 6bore and percussion .Other guns used for wild fowl were the punt guns these were large bore guns and were fired from a boat known has a punt they were better known has tools of a trade for which these fowlers made a living but this is another later thread
Feltwad
A Stand Of Fowlers
6bore Tubelock
A D/B 6 Bore